
- 928 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery - E-Book
About this book
A current and cutting-edge reference, Current Therapy in Avian Medicine and Surgery takes the popular Current Therapy approach in providing succinct and clear information pertinent to the medical care of avian species. Most chapters include an up-to-date delivery of the current state of knowledge on their subject material, and provide practical approaches and thought processes applicable to diagnosis and therapy where appropriate. Information is always easy to find, with topics including the latest advances in internal medicine; behavioral medicine; anesthesia, analgesia, and surgery. Sections dedicated to welfare, conservation, and practice risk management explore important, but less commonly discussed aspects of avian practice; and the pattern recognition portion of the text offers readers a view of what companion bird conditions are likely to be seen in practice in different parts of the world. Written by a team of highly regarded contributors from around the world, this text helps readers, regardless of location and current knowledge, develop and augment skills in the medical and surgical care of avian species.- The Current Therapy format provides current, up-to-date, succinct and clear information pertinent to the medical and surgical care of avian species.- Coverage of clinically significant topics includes current veterinary scientific literature and hot topics relating to today's avian medicine and surgery.- Coverage of a wide variety of bird species includes psittacines, pigeons, raptors, ratites, waterfowl, gallinaceous birds, and less common species.- More than 800 full-color images show avian disease, management strategies and thought processes, and aid in formulating guidelines to care.- World-renowned, expert contributors provide cutting-edge information, offering authoritative, accurate, and sometimes controversial opinions in many areas of study.- Summary tables simplify the lookup of key facts and treatment guidelines.- References in each chapter facilitate further reading and research on specific topics.
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Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- 1.Ā Advances in Avian Medicine
- 2.Ā Advances in Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Surgery
- 3.Ā Advances in Welfare, Conservation, and Practice Management
- 4.Ā Pattern Recognition
- Table of common drugs and approximate doses
- Normal clinical pathologic data
- Normal biological data
- Index